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Cuban Couple Recounts Personal Struggle Against COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When Cuban Yoan Gil and his wife Claudia Guzman were treated for COVID-19 at separate places for nearly a...
Venezuela Proposes Allowing Private Companies to Operate Oil Fields -Sources
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Venezuelan officials have met in recent months with small domestic oilfield contractors to propose letting them operate fields...
Colombia Issues US$1.3 Billion of New Global Bonds
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia has issued new global bonds worth US$1.3 billion to international capital markets, while also reopening earlier-issued bonds, the...
Colombia Extends Selective Quarantine Until End-February
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia will extend a so-called selective quarantine until the end of February, President Ivan Duque said in a nightly...
Brazil Established New Record for Oil Exports in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil established a new record for oil exports in 2020, with sales averaging 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd)...
Mexico City Restaurants Defy COVID-19 Shutdown
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Hundreds of restaurants in Mexico's capital reopened Monday, January 11th, in defiance of the city ban on non-essential...
COVID-19 : Panama Announces a Gradual Reactivation After 10 Days of Quarantine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (CNN Spanish) The government of Panama announced on Tuesday the gradual reactivation of economic activities after a total quarantine...
Running Gun Battle in Mexico Leaves 9 Gunmen, 1 State Police Officer Dead
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A series of running gunbattles in Mexico’s most violent state left nine suspected gunmen and one state police officer...
Brazilian Agribusiness Exports Grow 4.1% in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's agribusiness exports, one of the mainstays of the economy, grew 4.1 percent in 2020 compared to the year...
Colombia President: International Community Must Aid Poor Nations to Secure Vaccines –
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) The international community must help low-income countries overcome weak positions in bilateral negotiations to secure coronavirus vaccines if...
Colombia’s Capital Bogota to Impose Quarantine on Six More Neighborhoods
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia’s Bogota will impose strict two-week quarantines on six more neighborhoods starting next week, Mayor Claudia Lopez said on...
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Diagnosed with Coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former Bolivian President Evo Morales tested positive for the coronavirus and is getting treatment to combat symptoms, according to...
Public Trust Crumbles Amid COVID, Fake News – Survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Trust in governments, business chiefs and media is crumbling amid a perceived mishandling by leaders of the coronavirus...
Brazilian Mayor, Elected in November While in COVID-19 Coma, Dies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Maguito Vilela, the Brazilian politician who was elected mayor of Goiânia, capital of Goiás state, while in a coma...